'In the still of the night'. Looking up from my window seat table that's what I'd always see inscribed on the Haus des Meeres Tower in central Vienna.The tower, a large WW2-style concrete block, is…
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads.The inquiry comes despite Google agreeing to…
A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global…
With summer looming the prospect of vaccine certificates designed to make travel between European countries easier is providing hope that holidays might be possible this year.But for some, vaccine certificates may have the opposite effect.…
Right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) will contest elections later this year on an anti-EU, anti-lockdown and anti-immigration platform. The so-called "Dexit" policy emerged at a two-day AfD conference to firm up its strategy ahead…
Text sizeAaAaChristopher Sebastian is a journalist, technical writer, and digital media researcher. He is based in New York and Prague.In a bizarre act of protest against COVID restrictions, UK Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker has…
This year the European Film Academy is inviting 12 to 16-year-olds from across the continent to join its international jury, watch three nominated films, and cast their votes in the Young Audience Award.The academy has…
Text sizeAaAaOne of Australia's most trafficked species, the shingleback lizard, is helping forensic scientists to detect illegal wildlife traffickers.The animal is common in Australia but can command a lot of money on the international black…
Text sizeAaAaMore than three-quarters of UK adults actively recycle their plastic waste, despite not fully understanding what happens to it afterwards, says a new study.The report by Hi-Cone, a company specialising in ring carrier packaging…
David Beckham has become a target for anti-vaxxers after a campaign including him was released by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).Beckham -- the face of this year's World Immunisation Week -- says…
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